Creencias sobre las fuentes y formas de acceso al conocimiento generadas en las prácticas pedagógicas desde la perspectiva del estudiante Creencias sobre las fuentes y formas de acceso al conocimiento generadas en las prácticas pedagógicas desde la perspectiva del estudiante

Abstract

From an epistemological standpoint, in present day science there exists two theories about the way knowledge is conceived: empiricism and constructivism. University students adopt their own opinions and ideas about learning from their own previous experiences, as well as from the interactions they have with their professors over the course of their degree. The purpose of this study is to identify the student’s attitudes towards the forms and sources of easily-accessible information taught at university. The investigation itself consisted of 19 students: 14 women and 5 men, ranging from 19 to 25 years old, with an average age of 20. The students responded to a three-question survey which investigated their opinions about the sources, modes of approach, and the role of the professor in the access of materials in higher education. The results show that the students conceive knowledge as the acquisition of information, resulting from a process of building  upon knowledge they already possess, which clearly evidences an empiric positivist perception in relation to the aforementioned process.